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Greta Thunberg was on trial alongside Fossil Free London protesters and Greenpeace activists

Greta Thunberg acquitted after protest trial in London

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been cleared of a public order offence as a British judge ruled police had no power to arrest her and others at a protest in London last year.

UK • 02 Feb 24

Greta Thunberg defended climate activists facing prosecution at the end of toady's court sitting

Greta Thunberg on trial in London over oil protest

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was given a "final warning" by police to move to a designated protest area during a demonstration in central London last year before she was arrested for staying put, a UK court has heard.

UK • 01 Feb 24

Greta Thunberg was mobbed by photographers as she arrived at the court

Thunberg denies public order offence after UK protest

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has denied a public order offence after a protest in central London last month.

UK • 15 Nov 23

Greta Thunberg was before a district court in Malmo

Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying Sweden police

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has been fined for disobeying police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to the climate crisis.

Environment • 24 Jul 23

Greta Thunberg said she did not plan on giving up the Friday protests completely

Greta Thunberg's last 'school' strike as she graduates

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has marked her last "school strike" as she graduated from secondary school, but said she would continue to take part in weekly protests.

Climate Change • 09 Jun 23

Greta Thunberg spoke on the sidelines of the WEF with fellow activists

Energy firms throwing people 'under the bus' - Thunberg

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has accused attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos of "fuelling the destruction of the planet" as she arrived at the event in the Swiss Alps.

Business • 19 Jan 23

Greta Thunberg accused governments of 'shamelessly congratulating themselves' for insufficient pledges to cut emissions

Greta Thunberg slams 'empty words' from governments

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg opened a youth climate summit by lambasting three decades of government inaction, accusing world leaders of having "drowned" future generations with "empty words and promises".

World • 28 Sep 21

Bridges destroyed by floods in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, weeks after heavy rain and floods caused major damage in the Ahr region

No child will escape impact of climate change - UN

The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, youth activists including Greta Thunberg have said, after a UN report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming.

World • 20 Aug 21

A large mural of Greta Thunberg spans the side of a building in Dublin City centre.

Large Greta Thunberg mural painted on Dublin wall

The street artist behind a large mural of Greta Thunberg in Dublin city centre says she hopes it refocuses attention on the issue of climate change.

Climate Change • 02 Mar 21

Farmers raising slogans during a protest against the central government's new farm laws, at Golden Gate

Rihanna, Greta Thunberg anger India by backing protest

Pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg drew the ire of the Indian government today after they tweeted in support of the massive farmers' protest against new agriculture laws.

World • 03 Feb 21

'A lot of Gretas' - Sweden to issue Thunberg stamps

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is to feature on a set of stamps issued by Sweden's postal service.

News Lens • 14 Jan 21

Greta Thunberg's last school year finished in June 2019

Environmentalist Thunberg back in school after year off

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has returned to school after a year off campaigning to curb climate change.

Environment • 25 Aug 20

Greta Thunberg has joined up with Danish non-governmental organisation Human Act to support UNICEF's response to the pandemic

Greta Thunberg launches children's rights campaign

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has shifted her focus towards the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak by launching a children's rights campaign.

Coronavirus • 01 May 20

Staff members of the the Gujarat Science City wearing face-masks stand in front of a planet earth model

Earth Day call for climate action amidst Covid crisis

Environmental activists around the world have been marking Earth Day. It was started 50 years ago in the United States to protest against pollution and environmental degradation.

World • 22 Apr 20

'Though it must be in a different way to how we have acted in this case, we can act fast'

Thunberg: Crisis response shows world can act fast

Climate activist Greta Thunberg said the swift and far-ranging economic and social shifts brought in to stem the coronavirus pandemic showed that the rapid action needed to curb climate change was also possible.

Coronavirus • 24 Mar 20

Greta Thunberg tells EU to stop 'pretending' on climate

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has branded the EU's grand plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 as inadequate, and said Europe is falsely claiming to lead the world on climate.

Europe • 04 Mar 20

Malala Yousafzai posted a picture with Greta Thunberg on her Twitter account (Pic: Taylor Royle - Malala Fund)

Greta Thunberg meets 'role model' Malala Yousafzai

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has met her "role model", education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, at the University of Oxford.

News Lens • 26 Feb 20

Josep Borrell caused anger by referring to students who stage Fridays for Future as suffering from 'Greta syndrome'

EU official's 'Greta syndrome' remark sparks outrage

A top EU official questioning the sincerity of young climate protesters and joking they have "Greta syndrome" has sparked outrage in Brussels among politicians and students demonstrating against climate change.

Environment • 07 Feb 20

Greta Thunberg took part in a 'Fridays for Future' protests in Davos today

Climate demands 'completely ignored' - Thunberg

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg said today that activists' calls on the corporate and political elite at Davos to seriously fight climate change had been "completely ignored".

Business • 24 Jan 20

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a new dig at Greta Thunberg today

Get an economics degree Greta, says US Treasury chief

Just when the Swiss mountain spat between US President Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg seemed to have blown over, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a new dig at the young climate activist today.

Business • 23 Jan 20

Greta Thunberg takes to the stage at the WEF

Greta tells Davos nothing done to fight climate change

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the annual elite Davos gathering of business and political leaders that "basically nothing has been done" to fight climate change despite her high-profile campaign.

World • 21 Jan 20

Greta's father Svante has accompanied her on her trips across the ocean

Greta Thunberg father expresses concerns on online hate

The father of activist Greta Thunberg has expressed concern about the hate she is receiving by being on what he called the "front line" in the global battle against climate change.

World • 30 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg has travelled across the Atlantic by yacht twice in recent months as part of her climate change campaign

Greta Thunberg in Twitter spat with German rail firm

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter spat with German railway service Deutsche Bahn (DB).

World • 16 Dec 19

The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow

Deadlock reported at UN climate talks in Madrid

United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid are set to wrap up with even the best-case outcome likely to fall well short of what science says is needed to avert a future ravaged by global warming.

Environment • 13 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg has called for immediate action to tackle the climate crisis

Climate activist Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019.

World • 11 Dec 19